Scottish Government

ANALYSIS OF RESPONSES TO THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT
'PROPOSALS TO REVISE EXISTING ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION'

Issued by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
February 2005

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Table of contents

Part 1:
Executive Summary
An overview of the consultation
Responses to the consultation
The published consultation document
The consultation meetings
The structure of the written responses
Reactions to the consultation
The view of SEERAD
The view of the responders
General reactions to the proposals
Part 2:
Issues raised in the consultation document:
(1) The definition of 'animal'
(2) An obligation to ensure good welfare
(3) Abandonment
(4) Animal Fighting
(5) Animals in circuses/performing animals
(6) Dangerous wild animals in captivity
(7) The sale of young companion or pet animals
(8) Pet shops
(9) Pet fairs
(10) The keeping of exotic or dangerous animals as pets
(11) Shoeing of horses
(12) Greyhound racing
(13) The welfare of captive pheasants that are being bred for sport shooting
(14) Tail docking and mutilations
(15) Markets
(16) Animal sanctuaries
(17) Livery stables and yards
(18) Tethering of horses
(19) Power to seize animals
(20) Human rights
(21) Sustainable development
(22) Equal opportunities
(23) Draft Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment
(24) Other issues noted by responders
(25) Appendix A. Names of responders: organisations and businesses